Which of the following terms refers to the study of how living organisms interact with the natural environment?

a. sociobiology
b. ethnology
c. technology
d. ecology


(Answer: d)

Sociology

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What are the five components that affect parent-child sexual communication?

What will be an ideal response?

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As a general rule, children

a. like to get their parents in trouble b. like to make up wild stories about their parents c. are protective of their parents d. are unlikely to tell the truth when under pressure

Sociology

_____ is the social institution that ensures the maintenance of society through the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

a. The power elite b. Politics c. The economy d. Work

Sociology

Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to Figure 4.1?

A researcher is interested to know whether people of different racial-ethnic groups tend to hold different ideas about American cultural diversity. She creates Figure 4.1, where RACEHISP is a variable that indicates respondents’ self-identification as non-Hispanic white, Black or African American, non-Black Hispanic, or another racial/ethnic minority group. IMMCULT is a variable corresponding to the question “How much do you agree of disagree with the following statements? ‘American culture is generally undermined by immigrants.’

Figure 4.1


a. Within every racial-ethnic group considered in Figure 4.1, fewer than 10% of respondents strongly agreed with the idea that “American culture is generally undermined by immigrants.
b. Overall, most respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed with the idea that “American culture is generally undermined by immigrants.”
c. Within every racial-ethnic group considered in Figure 4.1, the modal category of the variable IMMCULT is the same.
d. Non-Hispanic white respondents were the most likely racial-ethnic group to strongly agree with the idea that “American culture is generally undermined by immigrants.”

Sociology